Artificial reef planned for waters off Lee Point

By Carolyn Herbert
Tue Feb 21 18:24:19 EST 2012

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The sun rises over Lee Point, north-east of Darwin, where an artificial reef is planned.

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Catching a fish may become a lot easier for people in the Top End, with the Northern Territory government planning to sink more than 100 tonnes of concrete pipes and culverts to the bottom of the ocean.

The concrete, which was donated by a local business, will form an artificial reef in the waters off Lee Point near Darwin.

Fisheries Minister Kon Vatskalis is is calling for tenders to deploy the concrete into what he says will form one of the largest artificial reefs in the southern hemisphere.

"Fishing is good in the Territory," he said.

"We know that one, the locals know, the tourists know.

"We are going to make it even better and we are going to put it in a place that will be easier for families with small boats to go from Nightcliff or Buffalo Creek."